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MoU signed: CCP, PBS to strengthen cooperation, improve data utilization

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) and the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) have signed a...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 06:33am

Statistics

Pakistan’s REER index drops below 100 for first time in 2024

Pakistan’s Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER), a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of...

Updated 21 Oct, 2024 10:36pm

Business & Economy

Pakistan records $119mn current account surplus in September 2024

Development comes on back of massive increase in remittance inflows
This is the second successive month in which Pakistan's current account has posted surplus

Updated 21 Oct, 2024 11:32pm

2024-10-21-01-18

PBS to host first-ever Data Fest-2024 today

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) will be hosting Pakistan’s first-ever Data Fest-2024 at the Pak...

Updated 21 Oct, 2024 07:25am

Business & Economy

Pakistan’s remittance inflow stands at $2.85bn in September 2024, up 29% year-on-year

Amount marginally lower than in August 2024
During 3MFY25, remittances up nearly 39% YoY to $8.8 billion as compared to $6.3 billion in 3MFY24

Updated 09 Oct, 2024 10:51pm

Business & Economy

Pakistan’s trade deficit widens marginally to $5.4bn in 3MFY25

Gap comes on account of higher imports that stand at $13.31bn, while exports clock in at $7.88bn in three months

Updated 02 Oct, 2024 10:17pm

Business & Economy

Lowest reading since Jan 2021: inflation in Pakistan clocks in at 6.9% in September 2024

Reading also lower than market expectations that put figure in range of 7.5-8%

Updated 01 Oct, 2024 07:47pm

Business & Economy

Pakistan’s GDP grows 3.07% in April-June, 2.52% in FY24

National Accounts Committee says growth in agriculture, industry and services stands at 6.76%, -3.59% and 3.69%, respectively, in fourth quarter of 2023-24

Updated 30 Sep, 2024 10:53pm

Business & Economy

Pakistan’s inflation likely to slow down further in September, fueling further rate cut speculation

The slowing inflationary trend in Pakistan is likely to continue in September, and projected to come down to almost...

Updated 21 Sep, 2024 08:07pm

Money & Banking

Pakistan’s REER index decreases to 100.16 in August 2024

Pakistan’s Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER), a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of...

Updated 18 Sep, 2024 10:36pm

Business & Economy

Pakistan’s current account posts surplus of $75mn in August 2024

Development comes on back of massive increase in remittance inflows

Updated 18 Sep, 2024 10:31pm

2024-09-17-02-26

July-August textile group exports up 5.37pc

ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile group exports increased by 5.37 per cent in first two months (July-August) of the...

Published 17 Sep, 2024 06:33am

Energy

Jul-Aug petroleum group’s imports witness 22.73pc growth

ISLAMABAD: Petroleum group imports witnessed 22.73 percent growth during the first two months (July-August) of the...

Published 17 Sep, 2024 06:33am

Business & Economy

Most aggressive cut since April 2020: SBP reduces key policy rate by 200bps, brings it down to 17.5%

Pace of disinflation exceeded earlier expectations, says central bank
The previous occasion SBP moved with this quantum of reduction was in April 2020

Updated 12 Sep, 2024 10:54pm

2024-09-07-03-52

SPI-based inflation falls 0.15pc

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended September 5, 2024, decreased by 0.15...

Published 07 Sep, 2024 06:59am

Statistics

Fourth successive decline: weekly SPI down to 3-year low

The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended September 05, 2024 decreased by 0.15%, according to the...

Updated 06 Sep, 2024 10:18pm

2024-09-06-04-45

FE-25 deposits: SBP drops monthly reporting requirement

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has discontinued the monthly reporting of “FE-25 Deposits and their...

Published 06 Sep, 2024 07:04am

Interest Rates

Analysts expect SBP to continue easing in next week’s monetary policy announcement

Most experts Business Recorder reached out to see decline between 100 to 200 bps

Updated 05 Sep, 2024 08:29pm

Commodities

Ongoing global oil price decline to benefit Pakistan: brokerage house

The ongoing decline in global oil price “benefits Pakistan” and will help its trade balance and inflation figures,...

Updated 05 Sep, 2024 10:32pm

Statistics

Pakistan’s trade deficit shrinks marginally to $3.6bn in 2MFY25

Pakistan’s trade deficit shrank marginally to $3.6 billion during the first two months of fiscal year 2024-25...

Updated 03 Sep, 2024 10:28pm

Interest Rates

Inflation in Pakistan drops to single digit after three years, clocks in at 9.6% in August

Reading in line with official expectations that put figure in range of 9.5-10.5%

Updated 02 Sep, 2024 08:40pm

Business & Economy

Finance ministry expects inflation to fall further to 9.5-10.5% in August

Headline inflation figure hit 11.1% in July and brokerage houses now see the number falling to single digits

Updated 30 Aug, 2024 10:09pm

Statistics

Third successive decline: weekly SPI down 0.62%

The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the current week ended on August 29, 2024 decreased by 0.62%, according to...

Published 30 Aug, 2024 04:12pm

Business & Economy

August inflation figure expected in single digits after almost 3 years: brokerage house

Inflationary pressure is likely to subside further in Pakistan and come down to single digits from August onwards,...

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 10:40pm

Companies

Price deregulation: Pakistan’s pharma sector sales hit $3.3bn in FY24, 22% higher year-on-year

Pakistan’s pharmaceutical industry achieved sales of Rs916 billion (USD 3.3 billion) in FY24, a 22% year-on-year...

Updated 21 Aug, 2024 03:59pm

Money & Banking

Pakistan’s REER index increases to 101.5 in July 2024

Pakistan’s Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER), a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of...

Updated 19 Aug, 2024 04:49pm

Business & Economy

Pakistan’s current account posts deficit of $162mn in July 2024

Deficit lower on a monthly basis, but 'higher than expectations due to wider trade deficit reported by SBP'

Updated 19 Aug, 2024 09:06pm

2024-08-18-02-25

Mobile phones worth $64.504m imported in July

ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $64.504 million in the first month (July) of current fiscal year...

Updated 18 Aug, 2024 09:43am

Business & Economy

Agri, industries perform: Pakistan posts 2.09% growth in Q3FY24, says NAC

Revises Q1 and Q2 estimates upwards to 2.71% and 1.79%, respectively
Targets GDP growth of 2.4% in FY24

Updated 21 May, 2024 10:07pm

Business & Economy

Pakistan’s trade deficit narrows 34% to $9.38bn in 5MFY24

Stood at $14.28bn in same period of the previous year

Updated 01 Dec, 2023 10:44pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 30	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 30	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 30	153.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 30	0.87
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 30	1.29
Euro to USD / Oct 30	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 30	5,813.67
India Sensex / Oct 30	79,850.58
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 30	39,116.79
Nasdaq / Oct 30	18,607.93
Hang Seng / Oct 30	20,489.06
FTSE 100 / Oct 30	8,159.63
Dow Jones / Oct 30	42,141.54
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 30	19,257.34

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 30	68.95
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 30	18,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 30	246,403.40
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 30	2,786.14
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 30	69.88
Petrol/Litre / Oct 31	247.03

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 31 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 31 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 31 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 31 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 31 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 31 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 31 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 31 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 31 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 31 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 31 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 31 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 31 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 31 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 31 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 31 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 31 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 31 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Oct 31 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Oct 31 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Oct 31 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Oct 31 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Oct 31 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Oct 31 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 31 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 31 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Oct 31 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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